So you're curious about what goes on inside those research labs, huh? I get it. From the outside, it probably looks like a bunch of people in lab coats staring at computers and weird machines all day. Most engineers work on stuff that already exists i.e building apps, designing cars, fixing websites. But research engineers? They're trying to figure out things nobody knows how to do yet. That changes everything about how they work together. When you don't know if something is even possible, you can't just work alone in your cubicle. You need other people's brains. Say you're stuck on a problem. In a regular office, you might struggle alone for hours before asking for help. In research labs, people just walk over and ask questions right away. "Hey, this thing keeps breaking. Any ideas?" And usually, someone drops what they're doing to take a look... because they know they'll need help with their own weird problems next week. Research labs mix d...
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